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What elective procedure was performed?


Induced labour


A medical specialist recommended it.


First of all: so what? People still have a right to decide whether or not to do a surgery regardless of whether a "specialist" recommends it. Prisoners still have rights.

Second of all: That was the reason according to the PR folks for the successor company to the private medical company that did this. Companies that are answerable to the prison. A PR person who also said "any decision to induce is solely the patient’s choice" which was clearly not the case here. Even if it is true, that specialist is following policies and priorities of the prison and company.




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